DTX12 : Spirit Bunny LP

Spirit Bunny are an experimental-pop band
from Brisbane. Vocals and brittle circuit bent Casio keyboard melodies
are nestled between slabs of buzzing Commodore 64 synths, gritty beats
and pulverising drums. Despite the predominantly 'retro' nature of the
instruments - with their Commodore 64s and Casio Sk 5/8 keyboards
harking back to the glorious ‘80s - there is nothing retrospective in
their sound. Despite the lack of guitars, Spirit Bunny’s chaotic blend
of broken sound bears as much in common with noisey-guitar-pop bands as
dark-synth-wave groups.

While
thoroughly democratic in nature, with each component given equal
weight, Spirit Bunny’s lyrics continue to mine the same themes explored
by the groups instrumentation and diy work-ethic. Songs simultaneously
celebrate and critique consume culture with odes to inner-city rubbish
collection and mindless youth consumption habits - be they 90s
disposable fashion labels or packed lunches. Elsewhere lyrics, at times
themselves cut-ups and found texts, comment on the mundane, comfortable,
lifestyle of inner-city living.

Decidedly
DIY, Spirit Bunny's debut LP comes in a hand-painted cardboard case,
was recorded at drummer Cameron Smith’s studio Incremental Records
(Velociraptor, Deafcult, Danyl Jesu) and features instruments circuit
bent (Casio SK keyboards), modified (Commodore 64s) and built by the
members. Spirit Bunny have previously released three singles, that have
seen them deconstruct and remix themselves, as well as versions by
others (Pale Earth, Bong YZA, Setec).